Islamic philosophy, Islamic philosophy--Early works to 1800, B751.A4 A95 1546
Main Heritage Shelves General B751.A4 A95 1546 Book Item-ID: i23302446 BIB-ID: 2426494 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General B751.A4 A95 1546 Book Item-ID: i23302446 BIB-ID: 2426494 Show less
Alchemy, Alchemy--Early works to 1800, QD25 .J33 1545
Main Heritage Shelves General QD25 .J33 1545 Book Item-ID: i24485779 BIB-ID: 2618897 Show moreMain Heritage Shelves General QD25 .J33 1545 Book Item-ID: i24485779 BIB-ID: 2618897 Show less
Alchemy, Alchemy--Early works to 1800, QD25 .J33 1541
First edition of a miscellaneous work on Alchemy which gathers some works of different authors, being Gebri, Jābir ibn Ḥayyān, considered the... Show moreFirst edition of a miscellaneous work on Alchemy which gathers some works of different authors, being Gebri, Jābir ibn Ḥayyān, considered the father of the Arab chemistry, the author who opens the volume which includes parts of four of his works. His treatises are followed by a short one, Speculum Alchemiae, traditionally credited to Roger Bacon, on the origin and composition of metals; a work by Richardus Anglicus; and another treatise of the Arab author Khalid ibn Yazid al-Umawi. The volume ends with the Tabula Smaragdina and its comment. The Tabula Smaragdina is a concise, compact and cryptic piece reputed to contain the secret of the prima materia and its transmutation, highly regarded by European alchemists as the foundation of their art. It is attributed to Hermes Trimegistus but, virtually all literature ascribed to this name is incorrectly so attributed. Although technically it is not the name of a real person in origin, it became regarded as such from early times. This text was a popular summary of alchemical principles, wherein the secrets of the philosopher's stone were thought to have been described. The last text of the whole edition is a commentary by the medieval alchemist Hortulanus, who composed his commentary before 1325. It is the second part of a work in which Hortulanus believes alcohol or quintessence is the hidden primordial heat in all material things. Signatures: aa-bb⁴, cc2, a-z⁴, A-Z⁴, & Woodcuts in initials; xilographic paintings Main Heritage Shelves General QD25 .J33 1541 Book Item-ID: i2150054x BIB-ID: 1946517 Some of the text are translated from Arabic. Show less
Sundials, Sundials--Early works to 1800, QB215 .B46 1574
Numerous woodcut diagrams, some full page. Arms of the dedicatee, Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy on t.p. Historiated and decorated initials. Erra... Show moreNumerous woodcut diagrams, some full page. Arms of the dedicatee, Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy on t.p. Historiated and decorated initials. Errata, leaf 123v. Main Heritage Shelves General QB215 .B46 1574 Book Item-ID: i21961475 BIB-ID: 2346972 Show less
Alchemy, Alchemy--Early works to 1800, QD25 .J33 1531
GEBER De alchimia libri tres. Eiusdem liber investigationis perfecti magisterij, artis alchimicae. Lis additus liber trium verborum. Epistola item... Show moreGEBER De alchimia libri tres. Eiusdem liber investigationis perfecti magisterij, artis alchimicae. Lis additus liber trium verborum. Epistola item Alexandri Imperatoris, qui primus regnavit in Graecia. Parsarum quoque exitit Imperator: Super eadem re. [colophon:] Strasbourg, Jean Gruninger, 29 August 1531. Folio, 120p with large title woodcut and numerous large Woodcut illustrations; a good, large copy, washed, in modern vellum. Extremely rare, and finely illustrated edition of this famous work, also known under the title Summa perfectionis. This was the last work printed by Gruninger, famous for his illustrated books: the title woodcut here is probably by Wechtelin. Gruninger first issued it in 1529, an edition which appears to be even rarer than the present one. Gruninger's is the first illustrated edition of Geber. Centainly, De alchimia and the other works of the Geberian corpus were of greatest influence on Western chemistry and "whether they by translations or elaborations, they represent the amount of Arabic chemical knowledge made available to Latin reading people toward the end of the thirteenth century" (Sarton II, p. 1044). DAB, 7, 37-39; EI, II, pp. 357-59; Sezgin, IV, pp. 132-269. BMSTC German Books p. 434; Ritter, Bibliotheque Nationale de Strasburg 937; NUC records only one location, Yale University. Show less
Pars prima, Rerum Ægyptiarum libri quatuor. Opus postumum -- Pars secunda, De plantis Ægypti liber auctus & emendatus ... Cum observationibus &... Show morePars prima, Rerum Ægyptiarum libri quatuor. Opus postumum -- Pars secunda, De plantis Ægypti liber auctus & emendatus ... Cum observationibus & notis Joannis Veslingii ... Accedunt ejusdem Joannis Veslingii Paræneses ad rem herbariam & Vindiciæ opobalsami. Main Heritage Shelves General R128.7 .A47 1735 Book Item-ID: i10141704 BIB-ID: 1015806 Met index. Show less
The author of this book is believed to be the 13th century alchemist referred to as Pseudo-Geber whose real name was probably Paul of Taranto, a... Show moreThe author of this book is believed to be the 13th century alchemist referred to as Pseudo-Geber whose real name was probably Paul of Taranto, a Franciscan scholar from Southern Italy, not Jābir ibn Ḥayyān, the 8th century Arab alchemist and father of Arab chemistry. Cf. Newman. Show less
Medicine, Medicine--Early works to 1800, R125.3.A8 B46 1549
Omnia nunc postremùm diligentiori cura recognita & castigata. Edited by Marcus Hopper. Printer's name and date of publication from colophon: ... Show moreOmnia nunc postremùm diligentiori cura recognita & castigata. Edited by Marcus Hopper. Printer's name and date of publication from colophon: "Basileae per Henrichum Pppetri, Mense Augusto, Anno M.D.XLIX". Woodcut printer's device on verso of final leaf. Woodcut historiated initials; marginal notes. Main Heritage Shelves General R125.3.A8 B46 1549 Book Item-ID: i10064850 BIB-ID: 1008121 Includes index at front. Show less
Pars prima, Rerum Ægyptiarum libri quatuor. Opus postumum -- Pars secunda, De plantis Ægypti liber auctus & emendatus ... Cum observationibus &... Show morePars prima, Rerum Ægyptiarum libri quatuor. Opus postumum -- Pars secunda, De plantis Ægypti liber auctus & emendatus ... Cum observationibus & notis Joannis Veslingii ... Accedunt ejusdem Joannis Veslingii Paræneses ad rem herbariam & Vindiciæ opobalsami. Main Heritage Compact General R128.7 .A47 1735 Book Item-ID: i22876340 BIB-ID: 1015806 Met index. Show less
